Today 18 years ago: Brazil 2, Russia 0 [WC 1st stage, 1st round]

1-0 27' Romário, 2-0 53' Raí penalty. Att: 81.061 (San Francisco, Stanford Stadium).
Brazil: Taffarel x — Jorginho 6,83, Márcio Santos 5,83, Ricardo Rocha 6,83 (68' Aldair), Leonardo 6,67 — Dunga 6,50 (79' Mazinho), Zinho 6,50, Mauro Silva 7,00, Raí  6,33 — Romário 7,50, Bebeto 6,17. = average: 6,62.
Russia: Kharin  6,33 — Ternavski 5,00, Gorlukovich 5,83, Kuznetsov 5,83, Tsymbalar 6,00 — Nikiforov 5,83, Khlestov 5,50, Karpin 6,00, Piatnitski 5,33 — Radchenko 5,00 (72' Borodiuk), Juran 5,33 (69' Salenko). = average: 5,63.